History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s2.1
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s2.1
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Ploughing was regarded as an important process in cultivation. It is observed in the *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa* (VIII.2.2.5) that furrow is like the womb in which seeds are sown and casting seeds into unploughed field is like sowing seeds into any place other than the womb.
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- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit